Superplastic Formed Aluminum Airframe Structures. Volume 2. Technical Details

Abstract

This report contains the technical details of the work done on Contract F33615-81-C-3227, Superplastic Formed Aluminum Airframe Structures. The scope of this program was to select, design, fabricate, evaluate and test superplastically formed (SPF) aluminum airframe parts. The program was conducted in the following five tasks: In Task I, several candidate structural components were evaluated for SPF production design and two parts, namely, Leading Edge Extension (LEX) and avionics deck compartment, showing the most benefits from SPF, were selected. Task II dealt with selection of a suitable alloy for fabrication of structural components. After a detailed evaluation, Reynold's aluminum alloy MD254 was selected for part fabrication.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA201941

Entities

People

  • H. R. Zamani
  • R. Vastava
  • S. P. Agrawal

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Construction
  • Fabrication
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fuselages
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Software Testing
  • Spars
  • Structural Components
  • Test And Evaluation

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